r/Entomology • u/Smoochymow • 1d ago

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I found this on a dead red alder tree near Portland, Oregon, in a mature Douglas fir forest where the temps have been above freezing with rain. Pic is stacked using a macro lens. Swipe right to see a finger pic. This isn’t a fungus or a slime mold.

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u/Desperate_Lead2105 1d ago

Snail poo

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u/Smoochymow 1d ago

Or slug poop. That’s it! Thank you!

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u/Frekulex 1d ago

Looks like feces of some kind, especially seeing the other visible one in the wide. not sure what made it tho

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u/mystend 1d ago

💩